Publication Abstract

Title: Knowledge of the harms of tobacco use among patients with bladder cancer.

Journal: Cancer 120(24):3914-22

Date: 2014 Dec 15

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to determine tobacco use knowledge and attribution of cause in patients with newly diagnosed bladder cancer. METHODS: A stratified, random sample of bladder cancer survivors diagnosed between 2006 and 2009 was obtained from the California Cancer Registry. Respondents were surveyed about tobacco use, risk factors, and sources of information on the causes of bladder cancer. Contingency tables and logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate tobacco use knowledge and beliefs. RESULTS: Of 1198 eligible participants, 790 (66%) completed the survey. Sixty-eight percent of the cohort had a history of tobacco use, and 19% were active smokers at diagnosis. Tobacco use was the most cited risk factor for bladder cancer, with active smokers more knowledgeable than former smokers or never smokers (90% vs 64% vs 61%, respectively; P